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but we can talk about the gibbs news conference from just a moment ago. what i saw there was a press secretary who was trying to walk the fine line between saying those guys were crazy to say that and they shouldn't have said it and they're going to get smacked down later. >> i think they were smacked down in the oval office this morning. >> i think they might have been smacked down. but he was trying not to let on the fact that they were smacked down and that president obama has no intention of raising taxes on anybody, except john feehery. >> hey, now! steve, come on. >> no, come on, john, you toubd an 8% tax on small business, just to be clear who we're talking about -- >> talking about me. >> those would be small businesses that choose not to offer health insurance to their employees. that's a choice they make. there's no mandate under that scenario. it's just, insure your employees like a good small business would want to do anyone -- >> well, if they can afford it, steve. >> or pay the cost of taxpayers doing the same. those people are going to get
but we can talk about the gibbs news conference from just a moment ago. what i saw there was a press secretary who was trying to walk the fine line between saying those guys were crazy to say that and they shouldn't have said it and they're going to get smacked down later. >> i think they were smacked down in the oval office this morning. >> i think they might have been smacked down. but he was trying not to let on the fact that they were smacked down and that president obama has no...
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robert gibbs, as he said, the debate is not over. democrats know that all the the white house has to do is get a bill through the senate. many democrats agree, the white house can dictate the final outcome. there is a lot of room to travel between here and there. shepard: it certainly is. thank you, major garrett. a deadly remain -- reminder of the violence in iraq, 95 people killed and hundreds more hurt in a car bombing in the city of baghdad, just after the city started removing blast walls. the army said that security is not an issue anymore. the blast was in and around the green zone, an area considered the safest in the country. governmental and commercial buildings were targeted, it happened close to our own baghdad bureau. iraqi security forces are left to cope with the aftermath without u.s. help, i assume? >> that is right. the only held that we saw today was a number of u.s. military apache helicopters flying to give them air cover. it really is an iraqi security operation. the foreign ministry and the finance ministry, th
robert gibbs, as he said, the debate is not over. democrats know that all the the white house has to do is get a bill through the senate. many democrats agree, the white house can dictate the final outcome. there is a lot of room to travel between here and there. shepard: it certainly is. thank you, major garrett. a deadly remain -- reminder of the violence in iraq, 95 people killed and hundreds more hurt in a car bombing in the city of baghdad, just after the city started removing blast walls....
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robert gibbs says, quote, there are statements that obviously she has made that the pez doesn't agree with, and that's probably true for a number of people that the president is recognizing. the white house says president obama will announce a manufacturing grant to elkhart, indiana when he visits the area wednesday. elkhart has the fastest rising unemployment in the nation. correspondent steve brown reports that, so far, stimulus money that's was promised hasn't shown up yet. >> >> it's construction season in elkhart county, indiana. >> normally we're busy. we just don't have the work we normally have. >> there would be more work, says jeff taylor, the elkhart county transportation manager, if there wasn't all this paperwork to fill out. because the transportation stimulus dollars are funneled through the states, taylor's office have both state and federal applications to do. >> i honestly believe president obama means to get this money spent quickly. >> that was the president's sales pitch when he visited in february r america needs jobs now. >> so we can't a afford to wait. >> espe
robert gibbs says, quote, there are statements that obviously she has made that the pez doesn't agree with, and that's probably true for a number of people that the president is recognizing. the white house says president obama will announce a manufacturing grant to elkhart, indiana when he visits the area wednesday. elkhart has the fastest rising unemployment in the nation. correspondent steve brown reports that, so far, stimulus money that's was promised hasn't shown up yet. >> >>...
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>> i tell you today, white house press secretary robert gibbs was pointed to something from our poll last night, lester. and the fact that -- that there wasn't a majority of folks that believe that somehow his health care plan would decide when care would end for the elderly. the so-called death panel thing. and robert gibbs pointed to that as progress saying, look the president spent the last ten days trying to debunk that myth. and it's working. and, so, our poll is proof of it. so they see this as a need that they have got to keep doing this. also, though, the white house is acknowledging the fact that they're still having to debunk myths rather than push their own health care plan means they're behind as roberts said today. he said, "look, we haven't pitched a perfect game here when it comes to that. "the other thing we are seeing in health care today. lots of talk about if ever there is going to be a bipartisan deal. the white house noting that despite what "the new york times" reported today, for months they have been hinting that, they'll go down whatever road is necessary to
>> i tell you today, white house press secretary robert gibbs was pointed to something from our poll last night, lester. and the fact that -- that there wasn't a majority of folks that believe that somehow his health care plan would decide when care would end for the elderly. the so-called death panel thing. and robert gibbs pointed to that as progress saying, look the president spent the last ten days trying to debunk that myth. and it's working. and, so, our poll is proof of it. so they...
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gibbs admitting that the president still has not reached out to any members of congress concerned about just the possible loss of the public option. meanwhile mr. gibbs and others, like hhs secretary sebelius still insisting, quote, nothing has changed about the administration's support for a public option. indeed, everything has changed. >> as i have said now yesterday and earlier today, the president, his position, the administration's position is unchanged, that we have a goal of fostering choice and competition in a private health insurance market. the president prefers the public option as a way of doing that. if others have ideas, we're open to those ideas and willing to listen to those details. that's what the president has said for months. coincidentally, that's what the secretary of health and human services has said for months. that's what i have said for months. >> time now to call in our own lawrence o'donnell, contributor to the huffington post, former chief of staff to the senate finance committee. lawrence, good evening. >> good to be here, keith. >> senator grassley said
gibbs admitting that the president still has not reached out to any members of congress concerned about just the possible loss of the public option. meanwhile mr. gibbs and others, like hhs secretary sebelius still insisting, quote, nothing has changed about the administration's support for a public option. indeed, everything has changed. >> as i have said now yesterday and earlier today, the president, his position, the administration's position is unchanged, that we have a goal of...
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stephen gibbs, bbc news, mexico city. >> this is "world news today" from bbc world news. our main story so far -- the former u.s. president bill clinton is in north korea on a surprise diplomatic mission seeking the release of two imprisoned american journalists. australian police have records -- have arrested four individuals with ties to a somali terrorist group. the fatah group is aiming to elect a new central committee and ruling council. they're giving it to a younger generation that has grown up fighting israel's occupation of the west bank, captured in the 1967 war. they seek to regain ground lost to hamas. fatah dominates the palestinian authority, and the americans are trying to broker a peace between them and israel. joining me live as far correspondents. >> here we are at the first thought i conference in 20 years. fatah, of course, which dominated palestinian politics for decades. more than 2000 delegates are here, and what is their aim? to elect new leaders to the party and also to go for a revised political program. it is not as the palestinians watching, bu
stephen gibbs, bbc news, mexico city. >> this is "world news today" from bbc world news. our main story so far -- the former u.s. president bill clinton is in north korea on a surprise diplomatic mission seeking the release of two imprisoned american journalists. australian police have records -- have arrested four individuals with ties to a somali terrorist group. the fatah group is aiming to elect a new central committee and ruling council. they're giving it to a younger...
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secretary gibbs said, point-blank, that's not true. t.j.? >> all right, elaine quijano for us from the white house. thank you so much. >>> want to turn now to our john vause. he has more on bill clint's visit and the political risk it carries from his vantage point in beijing. >> reporter: the former u.s. president touched down in pyongyang on board a private, unmarked jet and was warmly greeted by two senior government officials and a young girl with flowers. >> for him, this is an important fulfilling of an unfulfilled mission and for kim jong-il who wanted him to come when he was president it would be the height of rudeness not to receive him. >> reporter: the turning point say analysts is when washington dropped its demand for the journalists, laura ling and uniknee lee uneuna lee to be released. >> they have expressed great remorse for this incident and i think everyone is very sorry that it happened. what we hope for now is these two young women would be granted amnesty through the north korean system and be allowed to return home to t
secretary gibbs said, point-blank, that's not true. t.j.? >> all right, elaine quijano for us from the white house. thank you so much. >>> want to turn now to our john vause. he has more on bill clint's visit and the political risk it carries from his vantage point in beijing. >> reporter: the former u.s. president touched down in pyongyang on board a private, unmarked jet and was warmly greeted by two senior government officials and a young girl with flowers. >> for...
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robert gibbs is saying this thing is being orchestrated by a big buck health care executive. he didn't name that executive but he said enough about him that we thought he was talking about our next guest, which is rick scott. there is rick scott's picture, by the way. >> rick scott is in the business to make money off people who are uninsured or underinsured. his whole business model in terms of his walk-in clinics is to have a huge population that is underinsured or has no insurance. he has a horse in this race and he created con sieservatives fo patient's rights. they have been trying to take credit for the town forums and the minimobs. of course, the health care industry wants to see no health care reform enacted. you can't really -- i know you want to set aside the right wing media but it is impossible. >> i am looking at his website. if you go to his website, he has been interviewed on some of those media that you and i don't need to mention. every one of our viewers knows who they are. go ahead. i'm looking at his web site right now. there, he lists alaska and tells peo
robert gibbs is saying this thing is being orchestrated by a big buck health care executive. he didn't name that executive but he said enough about him that we thought he was talking about our next guest, which is rick scott. there is rick scott's picture, by the way. >> rick scott is in the business to make money off people who are uninsured or underinsured. his whole business model in terms of his walk-in clinics is to have a huge population that is underinsured or has no insurance. he...
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robert gibbs said at the briefing that mr. summers and mr. geithner got into hypothetical back and forth. i have had deeper discussion with senior administration officials. they said look they got too hypothetical, too theoretical. the white house did not want any speculation about middle class tax increases. especially not now. why? because democrats whose votes they are going to need on health care for the fall are going back home for summer break. they don't want five weeks of conversation about health care cost implications and possibly middle class tax increases. that's why the white house did everything it could today to knock it down. shepard: major garrett live at the white house. major, thanks. speak of the financial situation, the united states postal service may be considering shutting down your town's post office. there is a very good chance it could be on the list of almost 1,000 sites which the feds are now considering closing. it's an effort, of course, to save money. the agency responsible for snail mail facing a potential mul
robert gibbs said at the briefing that mr. summers and mr. geithner got into hypothetical back and forth. i have had deeper discussion with senior administration officials. they said look they got too hypothetical, too theoretical. the white house did not want any speculation about middle class tax increases. especially not now. why? because democrats whose votes they are going to need on health care for the fall are going back home for summer break. they don't want five weeks of conversation...
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gibbs is talking about fox news. i wish he would speak to me about this. we have invited him on a number of times. he keeps dodging us. if he continues to do that he will be a pinhead. and finally tonight the mail, first a short tout, did you know that women make up 4% of the factor audience? that's a high number for a news program. to thank all the ladies who watch us, we have put all women shirts on sale. including our word shirts don't be a pinhead. don't be a upon in jay, don't be pernicious or don't be a anyone any hammer. take your pick. we have the great bold fresh shirts. ladies, if you spent a certain amount we will send you this american tote bag free. check it all out. the proceeds i get from bill o'reilly.com go to charity. now the letters. angela mcnamara. bill: name one, pal. you can't. bill: they use some kind of crazy addition that nobody understands. cnn is having ratings trouble and that's a fact. i don't have anything against cnn. michael ellis, newburg, new york. bill: yeah, he did, chris. he said a final bill was not on the table. and
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one interesting point, over the last couple of weeks, robert gibbs, the spokesman has been holding these gaggles, a backgrounds briefing early in the morning, a chance to hit them on the big story of the day. today that was canceled. it's kind of interesting, perhaps the white house is still trying to figure out what the message is. clearly this appears to be they are throwing up trial bloonz but perhaps there's a fundamental shift here for the administration. we'll press that hard at the briefing coming up in an hour, we hope. >> we'll show it as soon as it begins. dan, thanks so much. >>> broke, yesterday, but broken? by all accounts cash for clunkers a runaway hit. an estimated quarter million new car sales in a single week. as we've been reporting, the funds are runding out if they haven't already and the house passed a $2 billion extension on friday and the push back is already under way, some senators want to include fuel efficient used cars. others question where the money will come from. ford reports its first monthly sales jump in almost two years and says clunker cash is the re
one interesting point, over the last couple of weeks, robert gibbs, the spokesman has been holding these gaggles, a backgrounds briefing early in the morning, a chance to hit them on the big story of the day. today that was canceled. it's kind of interesting, perhaps the white house is still trying to figure out what the message is. clearly this appears to be they are throwing up trial bloonz but perhaps there's a fundamental shift here for the administration. we'll press that hard at the...
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and gibbs mentioned specifically on the senate finance committee. at the same time, he also noted that there are also other republicans who aren't being so constructive, and some of the comments that they are making are leading them to believe that -- that those republicans don't have any interest in being a part of health care reform, kyra? >> all right, so what about this evening's conference call with the faith groups? >> robert gibbs said yesterday, don't expect to hear anything new necessarily from the president on this, but obviously this is part of his push to try and garner support. it's not just republican resistance that they're encountering, keep in mind. there are some skeptics on the democratic side as well. we know that some conservative democrats in particular are a little bit wary. they're asking the same kind of questions about how this is going to be paid for. and in the end, is this really going to be the best way to go about health care reform? namely, the public option. the president's message is going to be consistent, accordin
and gibbs mentioned specifically on the senate finance committee. at the same time, he also noted that there are also other republicans who aren't being so constructive, and some of the comments that they are making are leading them to believe that -- that those republicans don't have any interest in being a part of health care reform, kyra? >> all right, so what about this evening's conference call with the faith groups? >> robert gibbs said yesterday, don't expect to hear anything...
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the statement that was released just in the past couple of hours by the white house spokesman robert gibbs says while this solely private mission to secure the release of two americans is on the ground, we will have no comment. we do not want to jeopardize the success of former president clinton's mission. and note the wording there is solely private mission. they are saying that this is not a negotiating representative of the united states. and it's important to note that because as this is going on, you have the other plot, which is the standoff over north korea's nuclear program. so we're trying to keep these separate. >> yes, and absolutely. interesting, as well, of course who his wife is. you have the secretary of state, mrs. clinton. >> yes. amazing number of threads that are interconnected and of course, just about a week or two ago, you had the north koreans making very, very personal comments about the secretary, insulting her really as not so bright person who looked like a pensioner. so there are a lot of threats. as i said, they're trying to keep them separate because this is v
the statement that was released just in the past couple of hours by the white house spokesman robert gibbs says while this solely private mission to secure the release of two americans is on the ground, we will have no comment. we do not want to jeopardize the success of former president clinton's mission. and note the wording there is solely private mission. they are saying that this is not a negotiating representative of the united states. and it's important to note that because as this is...
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left it to gibbs to clean it up. >> all right, savannah. thank you very much. david, i understand we've got breaking news. >>> tamron, as we've been following, the united states senate is soon going to vote on the floor about judge sonia sotomayor, trying to keep track of which republicans will support and which will oppose. senator john mccain, republican from arizona put out a lengthy statement saying he is going to vote no on sotomayor's confirmation. senator mccain's statement talks about, to a certain extent, a number of court cases. he says, i do not believe she shares my belief in judicial restraint. mccain goes on and on. this is significant both in terms of the politics, but also in terms of sotomayor, tamron. as you've had, sotomayor has the votes to get confirmed. what's interesting is the republicans are under such immense pressure from conservatives to vote against her and especially under pressure in terms of the first hispanic to the supreme court, and how that could hurt. arizona which has a number of latinos which are a powerful voting bloc. fa
left it to gibbs to clean it up. >> all right, savannah. thank you very much. david, i understand we've got breaking news. >>> tamron, as we've been following, the united states senate is soon going to vote on the floor about judge sonia sotomayor, trying to keep track of which republicans will support and which will oppose. senator john mccain, republican from arizona put out a lengthy statement saying he is going to vote no on sotomayor's confirmation. senator mccain's...
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earlier today robert gibbs says that won't make sense. over the weekend national economic adviser larry summers sa said they would have to find funding somewhere. another interview geithner said tax increases might be nesz at some point to get the budget deficit down. >> we're going to have to do what's necessary. that's a critical nipg. we have to bring these deficits down dramatically. we have to do what tilt takes. we have to do what's necessary. >> about two hours ago robert gibbs says the president tends to keep his campaign promises. >> i'm reit raerating that he'st raising taxes on those who make less than $250,000 a year. >> the economic stimulus package included tax cuts for 95% of workers who pay taxes. would you be willing to pony up more if it came to that? call us. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. standard text rates apply. >>> a northwest airlines jumbo jet blew five tires on landing at st. paul minneapolis airport. it had 15 northwest employees on board. no passengers. everybody appears to be okay. an airport representative said t
earlier today robert gibbs says that won't make sense. over the weekend national economic adviser larry summers sa said they would have to find funding somewhere. another interview geithner said tax increases might be nesz at some point to get the budget deficit down. >> we're going to have to do what's necessary. that's a critical nipg. we have to bring these deficits down dramatically. we have to do what tilt takes. we have to do what's necessary. >> about two hours ago robert...
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we asked robert gibbs about that. he said, he wasn't sure if they would. could be some lessons learned from the clinton administration. >> the secretary of state was not at the meeting in their situation room. she had other meetings with the columbian foreign minister. was that unusual that the secretary of state would not participate in the debriefing with the former president on north korea? >> i am sure that president clinton had conversations with the secretary of state. i don't think it is unusual unusual. ordinarily, you would expect the secretary to be there. this is a situation where president clinton obviously was going to convey his impression, his assessment. maybe there are some opportunities that he saw that were not obvious before. i make one point. during the last year of his tenure in 2000, in october, there was a lot of pressure being generated to send president clinton over to north korea. north korea wanted him to come very badly. because they couldn't guarantee there would be some kind of agreement reached, there were many that argued t
we asked robert gibbs about that. he said, he wasn't sure if they would. could be some lessons learned from the clinton administration. >> the secretary of state was not at the meeting in their situation room. she had other meetings with the columbian foreign minister. was that unusual that the secretary of state would not participate in the debriefing with the former president on north korea? >> i am sure that president clinton had conversations with the secretary of state. i don't...
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here's robert gibbs from yesterday. >> why didn't secretary geithner and dr. summers say that they would not raise taxes on those families? >> well, i did not watch the shows. i read some of the transcripts. i think they allowed themselves to get into a little bit of a hypothetical back and forth. i'm reiterating the president's clear commitment in the clearest terms possible that he's not raising taxes on those who make less than $250,000 a year. >> read me lips, middle class no new taxes. >>> meanwhile we're going to be seeing washington talking today about a program that's actually worked. cash for clunkers. the senate has until friday to pass a $2 billion bill to keep that program alive and obviously a lot of dealers across the midwest and america are in a wait and see mode as congress takes on the $2 billion bill. now if this has some of you down, you can always feel better by watching "jon & kate plus 8." why not? the rest of the country seems to be other than mika, willie and me. by separating their marriage seems to me that jon and kate have unified am
here's robert gibbs from yesterday. >> why didn't secretary geithner and dr. summers say that they would not raise taxes on those families? >> well, i did not watch the shows. i read some of the transcripts. i think they allowed themselves to get into a little bit of a hypothetical back and forth. i'm reiterating the president's clear commitment in the clearest terms possible that he's not raising taxes on those who make less than $250,000 a year. >> read me lips, middle class...
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we do get, as gibbs said, steve, the new unemployment numbers for july, tomorrow monk morning, friday morning, and unemployment is up to 10.5 % and people expect it to go up a couple tepghtsths of a point. we heard last week that recession was leveling off but unemployment going up. how do you expect people to process it? >> i think it is a hard argument for the white house to make. they were smart at this point to get in front of it. christina romer gave a speech today, saying that the stimulus was actually working. they're making an aggressive push, and i think a smart political push to try to say, look, this is all working. you will get this bad news, and it won't look good when you see the unemployment, but it doesn't mean we're not starting to emerge from the recession. chris: jennifer. >> i agree with steve. they spent the whole week, you know, the president had an event earlier this week in elkhart, indiana, which there was a lot of talk about that he was going back to a place he visited early in his presidency and it is doing more poorly now than at the beginning of his presid
we do get, as gibbs said, steve, the new unemployment numbers for july, tomorrow monk morning, friday morning, and unemployment is up to 10.5 % and people expect it to go up a couple tepghtsths of a point. we heard last week that recession was leveling off but unemployment going up. how do you expect people to process it? >> i think it is a hard argument for the white house to make. they were smart at this point to get in front of it. christina romer gave a speech today, saying that the...
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as to whether the president is worried about the opposition to its health care plan, robert gibbs had this to say earlier today. >> i hate to break it to you. i do not think all the town hall far as you are seeing them on tv. while i appreciate that you all have decided that every town hall meeting ends in pushing, shoving, and yelling, i do not think many of you -- i do not know how many town halls you have been too. they are not completely indicative of what is going on in america. sean: leader, you will hear from americans just like yourself, the people that make this country great. we will be hosting this hour a town of focus group and we will be asking participants what they think of the events that have taken center stage over the past few weeks. we have the former arkansas governor mike huckabee. good to see you. what happened to the well-oiled obama machine? >> the music stopped, but they are still dancing. i am stunned by a lack of perception that they have of the american people considering how closely they seem to be able to follow the mood of the public during the campaign
as to whether the president is worried about the opposition to its health care plan, robert gibbs had this to say earlier today. >> i hate to break it to you. i do not think all the town hall far as you are seeing them on tv. while i appreciate that you all have decided that every town hall meeting ends in pushing, shoving, and yelling, i do not think many of you -- i do not know how many town halls you have been too. they are not completely indicative of what is going on in america....
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at the white house, spokesman gibbs reiterated that there would be no comment while mr. clinton was in north korea. >> this obviously is a very sensitive topic. we will hope to provide some more detail at a later point. our focus right now is on ensuring that the safety of two journalists. >> reporter: the north korean news agency said the former president did convey a verbal message from president obama, but gave no details. white house officials said no such message was relayed. the north koreans also reported the discussions included a wide range of issues, and among those greeting the former president this morning was the regime's chief nuclear negotiator. u.s. north korean relations have been tense for months, as talks over the north's nuclear program have been at a stand still, and the north koreans have conducted an underground nuclear test, and test fired a number of long and medium range missiles. this evening the north korean news agency announced former president clinton and his party had left the country. the report did not say if the two american women were
at the white house, spokesman gibbs reiterated that there would be no comment while mr. clinton was in north korea. >> this obviously is a very sensitive topic. we will hope to provide some more detail at a later point. our focus right now is on ensuring that the safety of two journalists. >> reporter: the north korean news agency said the former president did convey a verbal message from president obama, but gave no details. white house officials said no such message was relayed....
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joining us now is white house press secretary robert gibbs. robert, good morning. >> good morning, harry. how are you? >> so somebody stands up in this meeting in new hampshire today and starts shouting, what's going to happen? >> well, i think what the president will do is turn to that person and probably ask them to be civilized and give them an answer to their question. harry, i've probably been to 500 town hall meetings with barack obama all the way back to his state senate days. we've been to a lot of meetings where people didn't agree with us, but the tradition of a town hall meeting is to give people information so that they can make a decision about a policy that impacts their lives, and i think that's what this town hall meeting will do today. i know the president is excited about engaging the public again. >> the folks that have been shouting at these meetings, they're passionate, they're adamant, they're absolutely convinced these healthcare reforms will make it worse, not better. what do you know that they don't know? >> i'll tell
joining us now is white house press secretary robert gibbs. robert, good morning. >> good morning, harry. how are you? >> so somebody stands up in this meeting in new hampshire today and starts shouting, what's going to happen? >> well, i think what the president will do is turn to that person and probably ask them to be civilized and give them an answer to their question. harry, i've probably been to 500 town hall meetings with barack obama all the way back to his state...
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moments from now, press secretary robert gibbs is set to face the media. undoubtedly, he will be hammered on the health care town halls that are growing more contentious like this. that is the overflow crowd in tampa, fla. shouting to get in. the cops were called in to restore order. a federal journalist and his equipment got trampled. let's get live to mike emanuel. >> if you get hit and one of those town hall meetings, we will punch back twice as hard, robert gibbs is expected to step to the white house podium and likely to get questions about that comment and the increasingly intense nature of those town hall meetings coast- to-coast. trace: let's get down to california. a lot of companies want to build wind power plants out there and not being allowed to. >> the alternative energy initiative in california stalling in some places. it falls victim to old-style union tactics. some developers say that they're going to be tied up in the legislative process. back to you. trace: it is a beautiful day out there. martha: there is a huge piece of news today. one
moments from now, press secretary robert gibbs is set to face the media. undoubtedly, he will be hammered on the health care town halls that are growing more contentious like this. that is the overflow crowd in tampa, fla. shouting to get in. the cops were called in to restore order. a federal journalist and his equipment got trampled. let's get live to mike emanuel. >> if you get hit and one of those town hall meetings, we will punch back twice as hard, robert gibbs is expected to step...
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after call out by robert gibbs of the white house, mr. scott told the conservative website cnf news, "no one needs to manufacture anger or concern. it's a shame mr. gibbs chooses to dismiss these americans and their very real concerns." these american, and their very real concerns, that the chain of for-frost clinics they've set up inside walmart might some day get some competition. my elderly relatives are worries their clinics setting up in walmart might be threatened too. rick scott a regular american, one of the largest health care frauds in human hi tris, and now a health keep overseens by a disgraced bush administration official whose own record is so vile he actually makes the word clupt look bad. now dare robert gishs suggest he's not just a regular guy, and totally unrelated news, america's health insurance plans, the national association that representses more than 1 now, insurance companies just put oun a list of talking points. the things they want real americans to say at these town hall events. here's your script, real peopl
after call out by robert gibbs of the white house, mr. scott told the conservative website cnf news, "no one needs to manufacture anger or concern. it's a shame mr. gibbs chooses to dismiss these americans and their very real concerns." these american, and their very real concerns, that the chain of for-frost clinics they've set up inside walmart might some day get some competition. my elderly relatives are worries their clinics setting up in walmart might be threatened too. rick...
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robert gibbs said the same thing. the president said something similar. exact quote blrp we have it northern, not the entirety of the health care reform. just a sliver of it. report from the -- she misspoke they are not willing to back off the public option. who is the anonymous source? is the anonymous source wrong? it seems like tactical retreaty hour. steve: from the atlantic gotcha information says sebelius misspoke and sebelius was simply mischaracterized and also talks about how linda douglas, who is the director of the health reform communications at the white house says changed. interesting, on his column yesterday, talked about how this public option, the rumors are that the president never really intended that to go through, but he thought it was -- didn't think it would go through but thought it was a useful bargaining chip. >> that's probably true. >> the president does support and has said that in the past the public option. now, in a sound bite we heard a moment ago from kathleen sebelius, former governor of my state of kansas, she mentioned
robert gibbs said the same thing. the president said something similar. exact quote blrp we have it northern, not the entirety of the health care reform. just a sliver of it. report from the -- she misspoke they are not willing to back off the public option. who is the anonymous source? is the anonymous source wrong? it seems like tactical retreaty hour. steve: from the atlantic gotcha information says sebelius misspoke and sebelius was simply mischaracterized and also talks about how linda...
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robert gibbs, the daily briefing. let's join. >> what are you folks doing right now to energize that base which seems fairly quiet in relation to what one hears daily from those who are opposed, for example, to health care? >> well, again, i -- i think i would dispute the beginning characterization. i think, again, particularly the events that you saw the president do, i don't -- i don't think you noticed a lack of support for providing health care reform among those that were outside the president there. i think the president will just continue to do just as he promised to do in the camp pafrn. that is important for people that sent us to washington to them. we are committed to -- we are committed to getting our economy back on track, laying a foundation for long-term economic growth. addressing the urgent needs for energy independent, performing the health care system. making our schools vet best. and making this country and homeland safer by changing foreign policy. i think that is exactly what the president promis
robert gibbs, the daily briefing. let's join. >> what are you folks doing right now to energize that base which seems fairly quiet in relation to what one hears daily from those who are opposed, for example, to health care? >> well, again, i -- i think i would dispute the beginning characterization. i think, again, particularly the events that you saw the president do, i don't -- i don't think you noticed a lack of support for providing health care reform among those that were...
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you saw robert gibbs basically deflect that question and insist it is a private visit. the same thing was insisted about president carter way back in 1994 who went and met with kim il-sun. there was an agreement between the united states and korea on the nuclear issues. north korea has long claimed that its desires for nuclear energy and it wants to provide cash-strapped and energy-strapped nation with the kind of fuel that it needs. that hasn't been forthcoming yet. that's some of the problem with some of the problems in the relationship between the united states and north korea. but, you know, over the let's say 2008 period, between summer, 2007 and most of 2008, there was a thawing. that's when north korea stopped its nuclear program. it stopped processing, reprocessing plutonium. it allowed the new york fill harmonic to come in. there was a real moment where they thought the diplomacy was going to work under the auspices of the state department. this was going along in a farrell interesting way. then, it came to a grinding halt after last summer when kim jong-il fel
you saw robert gibbs basically deflect that question and insist it is a private visit. the same thing was insisted about president carter way back in 1994 who went and met with kim il-sun. there was an agreement between the united states and korea on the nuclear issues. north korea has long claimed that its desires for nuclear energy and it wants to provide cash-strapped and energy-strapped nation with the kind of fuel that it needs. that hasn't been forthcoming yet. that's some of the problem...
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you know what gibbs was thinking? bring back david gregory. that's a picnic compared to this savannah guthrie. >> that was good, savannah. you asked the right question. >> they were going to fire gibbs today, and ask ridley to come in today. >> yeah, and now i am not doing it. forget it. >> savannah, what was that all about? do you hate robert gibbs? >> reporter: for crying out loud. i was just asking a series of questions. whatever! >> you did a good job. they are just joking. >> the administration afenneded a lot of people on the left when they talked about moving away on the public option, and now they are back to trying to have it both ways, maybe we will go with the option, and maybe a co-op, and maybe, wink, wink, a co-op is the same as a public option. >> reporter: yeah, i think that's what i was driving at with gibbs. >> you don't know what you were driving at? >> reporter: you are killing me, joe, today. >> you can ask touch questions, but we can't? is that how it is, savannah? >> reporter: well, in other words, the white house is not
you know what gibbs was thinking? bring back david gregory. that's a picnic compared to this savannah guthrie. >> that was good, savannah. you asked the right question. >> they were going to fire gibbs today, and ask ridley to come in today. >> yeah, and now i am not doing it. forget it. >> savannah, what was that all about? do you hate robert gibbs? >> reporter: for crying out loud. i was just asking a series of questions. whatever! >> you did a good job....
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gibbs said they have not spoken since march. before you go, you know, apparently the president, former president clinton did say, you know, we're sorry. hillary clinton said we're sorry to the north koreans. i thought we didn't negotiate with terrorists. >> no, i don't believe -- this is what the north koreans said. but the white house has denied that happening. now, the girls -- steve: governor, mrs. clinton has in the past apologized to the north koreans publicly for the women, you know, wandering into north korea. it wouldn't be a stretch to think that bill clinton might show up and say, yeah, we're sorry that happened. >> what secretary clinton said she wanted amnesty. she was asking for amnesty. that implies a recognition that there was a violation of north korean laws. but, look, the north koreans always say, look, there was an apology. they've done it with me before. the fact is that president clinton wasn't there to negotiate. he was just there to secure the release of the two americans. but then the north koreans, too,
gibbs said they have not spoken since march. before you go, you know, apparently the president, former president clinton did say, you know, we're sorry. hillary clinton said we're sorry to the north koreans. i thought we didn't negotiate with terrorists. >> no, i don't believe -- this is what the north koreans said. but the white house has denied that happening. now, the girls -- steve: governor, mrs. clinton has in the past apologized to the north koreans publicly for the women, you...
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in about an hour so, we will give you, robert gibbs, the daily press briefing. tonight on what tv prime time, author alice walker, winner of the pulitzer prize for her bark "the color purple." our three-hour program starts at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> as the health-care conversation continues, c-span's healthcare hub is a key resource. all the latest tweets video links, and the latest on town hall meetings and senate debates. the c-span health care hub c- span.org/healthcare. >> this fall, enter the home of america's highest court. the supreme court, becoming the first sunday in october on c- span. >> how is c-span funded? >> the u.s. government. >> private benefactors. >> it is not public funding. >> i'm good to see from me, my tax dollars. >> america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. a private business initiatives. no government mandate, no government money. >> now from this morning's "washington journal," a discussion of the obama administration posture policy agenda and public opinion. ost: thank you for being with us. you have tracked
in about an hour so, we will give you, robert gibbs, the daily press briefing. tonight on what tv prime time, author alice walker, winner of the pulitzer prize for her bark "the color purple." our three-hour program starts at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> as the health-care conversation continues, c-span's healthcare hub is a key resource. all the latest tweets video links, and the latest on town hall meetings and senate debates. the c-span health care hub c- span.org/healthcare....
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take a listen to robert gibbs at today's briefing. he again stressed the president's commitment to not raise taxes on americans making less than $250,000 a year. >> there is no real scenario there as the administration sees it where middle class taxpayers might be hit with a hike? there's no scenario right now -- >> the president has been clear, very clear. >> if someone said yes or no -- >> the president made a commitment in the campaign. he's clear about that commitment. he's going to keep it. i don't know how much more clear about the commitment i can be. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, mr. obama drew a line in the sand. >> you will not see your taxes increase by a single dime. not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains tax, no tax. >> reporter: when asked if geithner and summers were testing the temperature by leaving the door open, gibbs said i don't know. essentially, you see the white house really trying to pour water on this, saying this was nothing more, we shouldn't read into this beyond what they
take a listen to robert gibbs at today's briefing. he again stressed the president's commitment to not raise taxes on americans making less than $250,000 a year. >> there is no real scenario there as the administration sees it where middle class taxpayers might be hit with a hike? there's no scenario right now -- >> the president has been clear, very clear. >> if someone said yes or no -- >> the president made a commitment in the campaign. he's clear about that...
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gibbs was sent out to say oh, no, we're not going to raise taxes on middle income. but -- but, mr. president, that's misleading, at best, to the american people. and most people know that. in an article in "the new york times" august 1 said, "obama's pledge to tax the rich only can't pay for everything, analysts say." and among those quoted, leonard berman, veteran of the clinton administration treasury and director of the nonpartisan tax policy center, "this idea," he says, "that everything new government provides ought to be paid for by the top 5%, that's basically an unstable way of governing." isabelle sawhill, who i'm sure the senator from arizona remembers her distinguished service -- quote -- "there's no way we can pay for health care and the rest of the obama agenda plus get our long-term deficits under control simply by raising taxes on the wealthy, said isabelle v. sawhill, a former clinton administration budget official." "the middle class is going to have to contribute as well." i wonder if the senator from arizona, who's a veteran member of the finance committee, was -
gibbs was sent out to say oh, no, we're not going to raise taxes on middle income. but -- but, mr. president, that's misleading, at best, to the american people. and most people know that. in an article in "the new york times" august 1 said, "obama's pledge to tax the rich only can't pay for everything, analysts say." and among those quoted, leonard berman, veteran of the clinton administration treasury and director of the nonpartisan tax policy center, "this...
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major garrett asked white house press secretary robert gibbs about it on thursday and well, listen. >> do you in any way see databases or information about people -- >> i will certainly check. i'm not under that impression. q how do they get an e-mail from the white house if they never asked for one question mark. >> i would be interested to see you got that e-mail from and whether or not they're on the list. >> julie: it is possible some people signed up for the white house list without realizing it. that's not the case, the question is, where did the white house get all those e-mail addresses and is it a rally for privacy. carolyn shively from washington with the latest. >> "fox news" filed a freedom of information act pressing request pressing the white house to find out how citizens got an e-mail list. did you dare and their white house unit have received hundreds of e-mails from people who set an e-mail from david axelrod landed in the inbox. some of those people are wondering where and how the white house dog of their names and addresses. this into these men. the person you rece
major garrett asked white house press secretary robert gibbs about it on thursday and well, listen. >> do you in any way see databases or information about people -- >> i will certainly check. i'm not under that impression. q how do they get an e-mail from the white house if they never asked for one question mark. >> i would be interested to see you got that e-mail from and whether or not they're on the list. >> julie: it is possible some people signed up for the white...
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gibbs said and other said after secretary sebelius comment, it's clear they prefer a plic option. we are going to try to get a bipartisan bill, but a public option to many, many objective observers is essential to bringing the costs down. it provides competition. >> i understand your preferences -- >> we will have one. if every republican says they will not be for a public option, we can find a level playing field, modify -- level playing field public option where insurance companies and this option compete and we will get 60 democratic votes for it. >> is that the idea of a co-op? is that the idea of a co-op that operates in the states? >> a co-op is different. it's set up by cooperators. i think, you need, in whatever comes about, i prefer the public option. you ne three things. itas tbe available on day one. it can't be three years down the road in the noncompetitive way continues to raise costs. second. it has to be available to everybody. senator grassley has the idea of 100 farmers getting together and forming a co-op, that's great. it's not going to help the rest of the cit
gibbs said and other said after secretary sebelius comment, it's clear they prefer a plic option. we are going to try to get a bipartisan bill, but a public option to many, many objective observers is essential to bringing the costs down. it provides competition. >> i understand your preferences -- >> we will have one. if every republican says they will not be for a public option, we can find a level playing field, modify -- level playing field public option where insurance...
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indications are that robert gibbs would want to walk and back from there. jane: we will look for that. thank you, mike. jon: president obama's health care reform plan, an important house committee approved that plan after a heated debate. now comes the tough task of selling it to the american people. according to recent polls, that is not going to be easy. 48% of americans call the health care system good or excellent. 19% rated as poor. all this comes more than a year after another health care bill was introduced in congress, a bipartisan effort that lawmakers said would not add to the deficit. where do things stand on that? james rosen is live in washington with more. a number of influential people are taking a second look at this first proposal. >> this is called a healthy americans act. it was first proposed two years ago. basically, everyone would purchase their own insurance. everyone would be covered forever. employers would face new taxes, but would no longer be required to provide health insurance. the congressional budget office has found the plan
indications are that robert gibbs would want to walk and back from there. jane: we will look for that. thank you, mike. jon: president obama's health care reform plan, an important house committee approved that plan after a heated debate. now comes the tough task of selling it to the american people. according to recent polls, that is not going to be easy. 48% of americans call the health care system good or excellent. 19% rated as poor. all this comes more than a year after another health care...
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eastern on c-span. >> robert gibbs fielded several questions. this is 45 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> yes, sir? take us away. >> [unintelligible] the administration's overall legislative agenda. it is an uphill battle and it will not happen unless we energize [unintelligible] what are you folks doing right now to energize that pace, which seems fairly quiet in relation to what one hears daily from those who are opposed, for example, to health care? >> i think i would dispute the beginning characterization. i think particularly in the events that you saw the president do, i don't think you noticed a lack of support for providing health care reform among those that were outside the president's defense. i think the president will do what he promised to do during the campaign. that is what is important for the american people to know. we are committed to getting our economy back on track, laying a foundation for long-term economic growth, addressing the urgent need for energ
eastern on c-span. >> robert gibbs fielded several questions. this is 45 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> yes, sir? take us away. >> [unintelligible] the administration's overall legislative agenda. it is an uphill battle and it will not happen unless we energize [unintelligible] what are you folks doing right now to energize that pace, which seems fairly quiet in relation to what one...
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robert gibbs is not very happy with that. >> everyone has taken off out of town. what happens now, mike? >> half the congress is gone anyway, the larger half, the 435 members of the house. their last official act before leaving on their month long recess, not coming back until labor day. nice life if you can get it. the senate is still in, however, the last act of the house was to clear a hurdle in that committee, the president's health care plan, at least the house version of that. one small step along the way. many controversies left to be resolved. the senate can't get this to a voting committee. the public option, how that works out, all kinds of wild allegations and things being made on the internet about the results of this will mean government workers will come to your doorstep and ask you how you want to die. not true. a number of -- a lot of misinformation that's being thrown about on both sides. now members of congress are going to go home an face constituents in town halls. we understand that those are getting kind of dies see themselves. the police had
robert gibbs is not very happy with that. >> everyone has taken off out of town. what happens now, mike? >> half the congress is gone anyway, the larger half, the 435 members of the house. their last official act before leaving on their month long recess, not coming back until labor day. nice life if you can get it. the senate is still in, however, the last act of the house was to clear a hurdle in that committee, the president's health care plan, at least the house version of that....
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on monday, press secretary robert gibbs tried to set the record straight with reporters. >> did geithner and somer go off script or are they testing the temperature out there with something like this? oh. >> i don't know. the president has been clear about his commitment. >> there's no real scenario there that the administration says middle class taxpayers may be hit. there's no scenario right now. >> the president made a commitment to the campaign. he's clear about that commitment. he's going to keep it. i don't know how much more clear about the commitment i can be. >> some economists have said that slashing the deficit and overhauling health care may require a middle class tax hike. >>> iran for the first time confirming the arrest of three american hikers. according to the iranian officials, the two men and one woman were charged with illegal entry. they apparently strayed across the border into iran on friday. they contacted a friend to say they were surrounded by iranian soldiers. >> the white house warning the popular cash for clunkers trade-in program could be a clunker itself if
on monday, press secretary robert gibbs tried to set the record straight with reporters. >> did geithner and somer go off script or are they testing the temperature out there with something like this? oh. >> i don't know. the president has been clear about his commitment. >> there's no real scenario there that the administration says middle class taxpayers may be hit. there's no scenario right now. >> the president made a commitment to the campaign. he's clear about that...
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gibbs said that they would not raise taxes on the middle income. but that is misleading at best to the american people. most people know that, an article in the new york times said that the pledge to tax the risk cannot pay for it -- the rich cannot pay for everything. among the people who were quoted include another veteran of the clinton administration, the director of the tax policy center, they said that the government should be paid for the top 5%. there has been -- the senator remembers sawhill's service. she says that there is no way to pay for health care and get the deficit under control simply by raising the taxes on the wealthy. this is what was said by a former clinton budget official. the middle class will have to contribute as well. i wonder if the senator from arizona is surprised to see, first, that the finance people for the obama administration would say that we are not going to rule out a middle class tax increase, and suddenly, they will be rolling this out again. >> i have the same impression yesterday, when i saw them on telev
gibbs said that they would not raise taxes on the middle income. but that is misleading at best to the american people. most people know that, an article in the new york times said that the pledge to tax the risk cannot pay for it -- the rich cannot pay for everything. among the people who were quoted include another veteran of the clinton administration, the director of the tax policy center, they said that the government should be paid for the top 5%. there has been -- the senator remembers...
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i think that's why you saw white house spokesman robert gibbs dialing this thing back as far as he could. the answer to these questions always is that the president never says never. the problem with putting economists out there is they get how the deficit comes down and that's usually tax hikes. >> let me let the viewers hear, just in case they doubt that the president said this many times over again, we have compiled a montage of president obama, candidate obama moments, talking about this very thing. i want you both to hear it. here it is. >> if you make less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increase one single dime. >> if you make less than a quarter million dollars a year, you will not see your taxes increase one single dime. not your payroll taxes, not your income taxes, not your capital gains taxes, nothing. >> if you make under $250,000, you will not see your taxes increase by a single dime. not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains tax, no tax. >> i guess, ali, the point is you speak economics. here we're hearing the president and candy a
i think that's why you saw white house spokesman robert gibbs dialing this thing back as far as he could. the answer to these questions always is that the president never says never. the problem with putting economists out there is they get how the deficit comes down and that's usually tax hikes. >> let me let the viewers hear, just in case they doubt that the president said this many times over again, we have compiled a montage of president obama, candidate obama moments, talking about...
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robert gibbs brushed off any criticism as, quote, ridiculous, saying axelrod left the firm to join public service. whole foods' c.e.o. jock mackey is in a lot of trouble with those who shop at his chain. he wrote an article called the whole foods alternative to obama-care discussed his belief that healthcare is not an intrinsic right that. didn't sit well with left-leaning shoppers a facebook group calling for a whole foods boycott has more than 15,000 members. one blogger writes "not very smart for a company that depends almost entirely on wealthy democrats who are willing to pay $5 for a six-ounce carrot so d.a." another posting on the liberal daily coast blog echoed "mr. mackey, you just blanked all over your customers. " the corporate office maintains that he was expressing his views and not those of the company. the obama administration is going to lend $2 billion for a brazilian state owned oil company to finance drilling off that country's shores. "the wall street journal" reports that national security advisor jim jones met with brazilian owe fucials this officials this month to t
robert gibbs brushed off any criticism as, quote, ridiculous, saying axelrod left the firm to join public service. whole foods' c.e.o. jock mackey is in a lot of trouble with those who shop at his chain. he wrote an article called the whole foods alternative to obama-care discussed his belief that healthcare is not an intrinsic right that. didn't sit well with left-leaning shoppers a facebook group calling for a whole foods boycott has more than 15,000 members. one blogger writes "not very...